Jakob-Barnes Law Firm, LLC

08/12/2019

Bankruptcy filings are slowly on the rise.

Bankruptcies are back — flashing warnings that more Americans are knee-deep in debt in big cities like New York. While total bankruptcy petitions nationwide by consumers and businesses are still we…

08/08/2019

A side of housing that we don't always see!

Squalor at rooming house shows how desperate things can get amid Atlanta's affordable housing crisis

04/10/2019

If you are heading to the bankruptcy court, please read the notice below:
Effective immediately, the United States Marshal Service and Court Service Officers (CSOs) will no longer check-in/hold mobile devices or computers for non-attorneys entering the Richard Russell Building.

03/27/2019

Stay away from CPN numbers. Read the article below for more information on what they are and why not use them.

A credit privacy number, or CPN, is supposedly a nine-digit identifying number that you can use instead of your Social Security number, or SSN, to protect

03/25/2019

If your mortgage is with Ditech, please continue to make the normal monthly payments. Their bankruptcy filing does not change your mortgage obligation. If you have any questions regarding this, please call our office at 404-255-3837.

It appears that the financial troubles of Ditech Holding Corp., the nonbank formerly known as Walter Investment Management, are far from over. Last year, the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after completing a financial restructuring plan that eliminated $800 million in corporate debt. But...

02/27/2019

Be careful when taking out payday loans and title loans.

Lending practices skirt Georgia law - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

02/26/2019

Women now make up 30.5 percent of Georgia’s Legislature, up from 25 percent in 2017 and 20 percent 10 years ago.

02/20/2019

Where is the housing market headed?

Atlanta home prices rising, but buyers slowly getting traction.

09/06/2018

You never know what is going to happen! The lady who delivers mail to my office got engaged this morning to a former client of mine that she met right outside my door. Very happy for them!!!!

06/25/2018

Came into the office this morning with phones and internet not working. I can still get e-mail on my cell. E-mail me if you need me! [email protected].

Thank you AGAIN Comcast for bad service. They tell me they are replacing equipment so this shouldn’t happen again.

06/07/2018

Phones were back up this morning but now there is another outage in my area. Send me an e-mail and I can call you from my cell.